About this Page -- This is a discussion on Funny Spurrier Quotes. within the forum Tennessee Vols Football. When asked if his Florida team would beat Georgia one year, he responded with the question, &quot;is Ray Goff still ...

When asked if his Florida team would beat Georgia one year, he responded with the question, "is Ray Goff still the head coach there?"

Insulted Florida State University as Free Shoes University (after a shoe store gave Florida State players free shoes).

Questioned the abilities of Head Coach Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee "You can't spell Citrus without UT" and former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning "I know why Peyton came back for his senior year: he wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP"

in reference to the Citrus Bowl being the designated bowl for the second-choice team from the SEC. Poked fun at a fire that burned 20 books at an Auburn University football dorm, saying; "But the real tragedy was that fifteen hadn't been colored yet!"

When talking about recruiting at South Carolina, Spurrier mentioned that he signed a player from the state of Alabama, offering a comparison to his recruiting when at Florida, said; "In 12 years at Florida, I don't think we ever signed a kid from the state of Alabama"; But then he immediately added the punch: "Of course, we found out later that the scholarships they were giving out at Alabama were worth a whole lot more than ours." (in reference to the University of Alabama recruiting violations in the early 2000s)

Responded to a question of;Coach, how did we beat Tennessee this year?; at a South Carolina alumni meeting with ; "The same way Vanderbilt did."

In honor of the SC game, here are a few Spurrier jabs:When asked if his Florida team would beat Georgia one year, he responded with the question, Ray Goff still the head coach there?Insulted Florida State University as &quot;Free Shoes University&quot; (after a shoe store gave Florida State players free shoes) . Questioned the abilities of Head Coach Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee (&quot;You can't spell Citrus without UT&quot;) and former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (&quot;I know why Peyton came back for his senior year: he wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP&quot;), in reference to the Citrus Bowl being the designated bowl for the second-choice team from the SEC. Poked fun at a fire that burned 20 books at an Auburn University football dorm, saying &quot;But the real tragedy was that fifteen hadn't been colored yet!&quot; Often referred to Georgia Head Coach Ray Goff as &quot;Ray Goof&quot;. Imitated Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers, sticking his finger into a camera and saying; &quot;How y'all like my Kenny Rogers impression?&quot;When talking about recruiting at South Carolina, Spurrier mentioned that he signed a player from the state of Alabama, offering a comparison to his recruiting when at Florida, said, &quot;In 12 years at Florida, I don't think we ever signed a kid from the state of Alabama.&quot;; But then he immediately added the punch: &quot;Of course, we found out later that the scholarships they were giving out at Alabama were worth a whole lot more than ours.&quot; (in reference to the University of Alabama recruiting violations in the early 2000s) Responded to a question of &quot;Coach, how did we beat Tennessee this year?&quot;

Call him quotable, witty, clever, or whatever you want to call him. I think he's classless.

Give me an example of another top-level coach who has to resort to that kind of commentary about other schools, players, and coaches. There's no question that his success against other SEC schools is outstanding - he's an outstanding coach. His wisea$$ comments are unneccassary though.

Call him quotable, witty, clever, or whatever you want to call him. I think he's classless.

Give me an example of another top-level coach who has to resort to that kind of commentary about other schools, players, and coaches. There's no question that his success against other SEC schools is outstanding - he's an outstanding coach. His wisea$$ comments are unneccassary though.

He doesn't have to resort to those barbs, he does it for fun. I enjoy it immensely.

Yeah, he is very enjoyable, very entertaining. Anyone crying about his comments need to pull their panties out of a wad.

I don't know if anyone is crying about his comments. It's certainly not an emotional topic for me, anyway. I just prefer a coach with a little more humility.

I think the wisea$$ approach is stale. If he were our coach, I'd feel the same way. I wouldn't complain about his ability to produce championship quality teams - again, I think he's a helluva coach...I just think he lacks tact from time to time.

I will say, however, that I prefer Spurrier's routine to John L. Smith's self-slapping in press conferences.